Today In The MHSAA: 9/23/21

By Geoff Kimmerly
MHSAA.com senior editor

September 23, 2021

1. GIRLS TENNIS Escanaba locked up the Great Northern Conference championship with a league tournament victory – Escanaba Daily Press

2. BOYS SOCCER A 4-2 win over Leland has Buckley a big step closer to claiming its first Northwest Conference title since 1999 – Traverse City Record-Eagle

3. CROSS COUNTRY The Bronson boys and Kalamazoo Christian girls claimed Parchment Invitational championships; Kalamazoo Christian is the top-ranked team in Lower Peninsula Division 4 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

4. VOLLEYBALL Beaverton swept Clare to hold on to first place alone in the Jack Pine Conference – Midland Daily News

5. BOYS SOCCER Division 4 No. 9 McBain Northern Michigan Christian finished a season sweep of Gladwin with a 2-0 win to remain first alone in the Northern Michigan Soccer League – Cadillac News

6. VOLLEYBALL St. Joseph defeated Stevensville Lakeshore in four sets in a “Dig Pink” matchup dedicated to cancer awareness and research – St. Joseph Herald-Palladium

7. CROSS COUNTRY Mason County Eastern swept team first places at the second West Michigan D League jamboree; MCE’s boys are ranked No. 11 in LPD4  Ludington Daily News

8. VOLLEYBALL Division 2 No. 9 Essexville Garber earned a sweep of rival Bay City John Glenn – WJRT

9. BOYS TENNIS Holland improved to 14-3 and remained perfect in league play with a 7-1 win over Zeeland West – Holland Sentinel

10. VOLLEYBALL Frankenmuth improved to 8-3 with a four-set win over Saginaw Swan Valley – Saginaw News

Today in the MHSAA: 11/3/20

November 3, 2020

By Geoff Kimmerly
Second Half editor

The MHSAA Volleyball Tournament began at the District level Monday, and not without a full slate of nail-biters as teams across the state started their marches toward Kellogg Arena.

1. Volleyball: In a match with three sets determined by two points, No. 5 Utica Eisenhower defeated honorable mention Rochester Hills Stoney Creek in five in Division 1 – Macomb Daily

2. Volleyball: No. 10 Beal City won the first set, but No. 8 Morley Stanwood won the next three in a Division 3 opener – Big Rapids News

3. Volleyball: After losing the second set, No. 3 Saginaw Valley Lutheran came back to finish a four-set win over Reese in Division 3 – WJRT

4. Volleyball: Grand Haven began a march toward a hoped-for 14th-straight District title with a sweep of Muskegon Mona Shores in Division 1 – Local Sports Journal

5. Volleyball: Brethren came back from a two-set deficit to defeat Mason County Eastern in five in Division 4 – Manistee News Advocate

6. Volleyball: L’Anse won the final two sets to take a five-set Division 3 win over West Iron County – Houghton Daily Mining Gazette

7. Volleyball: Mount Pleasant also came back to win the last two sets to get past Midland Dow in five in Division 1 – Mount Pleasant Morning Sun

8. Volleyball: Coldwater and Holt traded sets before the Cardinals won the fifth 15-13 in Division 1 – Coldwater Daily Reporter

9. Volleyball: Bellaire and Gaylord St. Mary also played to five sets in Division 4, with the Snowbirds emerging as winners – Up North Live

10. Volleyball: Brimley and Engadine also traded sets in Division 4 before the Bays emerged in five – MI Sports Now

Also of note …

Girls Swimming & Diving: From Saturday, top-ranked Ann Arbor Pioneer was first and No. 2 Saline second as Lower Peninsula Division 1 powers dominated the Southeastern Conference Red finale – We Love Ann Arbor